10:58am - Many teams are sending delegations to meet with Richards, but the Rangers aren't among them. From the NY Post's Larry Brooks, "Rangers are not sending delegation to meet with Richards. He
knows Tortorella well enough by now."

11:32pm - Straight from the horse's mouth, Richards just tweeted, "Big day tomorrow. Very open minded to all the situations
that will be presented. To bad I couldn't try them all.... Will be good to move
on"

The pivot won a Stanley Cup with John Tortorella and the
Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004 and won the Conn Smythe that year thanks to a 12
goal, 14 assist postseason.Richards has
scored 70+ points in five of the last seven seasons and has spent the last four
years with Dallas
after coming over in a trade in 2008.

He would be the answer to the Rangers’ long-standing hole at
first-line center and could be the type of player that single-handedly improves
the Rangers’ offense and power play and pushes the team to the next level.

Reports out of New
York have been conflicting, but most recently it has
sounded like Sather is prepared to lob a hefty offer at Richards, though
whether it comes near his demands is unknown.

Richards’ other prime suitor is likely to be the Toronto
Maple Leafs, who are desperate to land a superstar and have plenty of cash to
play with.Though Toronto may make a huge offer to Richards,
it’s believed that the center is not highly interested in joining the team.

Another possible competitor could be the Buffalo Sabres,
who, with new owner Terry Pegula are prepared to spend big money on the open
market.The Sabres gave Christian
Ehrhoff a 10-year, $40 million deal Thursday night and are rumored to be
willing to throw another front-loaded, long-term deal Richards’ way.

The Flyers could emerge as another interested party and other
contenders could emerge, but right now it appears that Richards will pick from
those three teams.